Tauren: a guide for new players
Updated · ForeverDB
New to WoW Forever as a Tauren? Your racials from the game client and what they're good for, which classes you can play and why, your languages, professions, and where you start.
Written for the WoW Forever beta, for your first 10 levels. Where each person stands comes from what players recorded in WoW Forever wherever we have it. Anything else is marked: "Classic data" means the spot comes from the original game and may have moved in Forever.
In short
Tauren are big, gentle people of the plains who live in harmony with the land. They get extra health and a stomp that stuns a crowd of enemies.
- Faction: Horde.
- You start in: Camp Narache, in Mulgore.
- Home city: Thunder Bluff.
- Classes: Druid, Hunter, Shaman, Warrior.
- Languages: Orcish and Taurahe (from the game client).
Racials
Racials are abilities and bonuses that only your race has. You have them from level 1. Here they are with the words the WoW Forever game client uses, and what they're good for.
| Racial | What it does | Good for | Compared with Classic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cultivation | Cultivate a nearby herb, growing a duplicate you can harvest without requiring Herbalism skill. Each herb may only be cultivated once. | Grow a copy of a herb you find, and pick it even without Herbalism. Handy for Alchemy and a bit of extra money. | Changed. In Classic: Herbalism skill increased by 15. |
| Endurance | Total Health increased by 5%. | More health for everyone, and your critical strikes and heals hit a bit harder. | Same as Classic |
| Plainsrunning | Gain 2% increased movement speed every 5 sec spent moving, up to a maximum of 60% increase. Taking damage or standing still will reduce this effect. It no longer increases mounted speed. | You speed up the longer you keep moving. Great for the long walks between quests. | New in Forever |
| War Stomp | Stuns up to 5 enemies within 8 yds for 2 sec. | Stuns up to five enemies around you for a moment. Gives you time to heal, run or hit back. | Same as Classic |
Classes
A Tauren can be any of these classes. Every pick is a fine pick: choose the one that sounds fun. Each link opens a guide for your first 10 levels with that class.
| Class | Why it fits | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Druid | Endurance adds 5% Health, and War Stomp stuns up to 5 enemies. | Tauren Druid |
| Hunter | Endurance adds 5% Health, Plainsrunning lets you outrun trouble on foot (up to 60% faster), and War Stomp buys time when something reaches you. | Tauren Hunter |
| Shaman | Endurance adds 5% Health, and War Stomp stuns up to 5 enemies. | Tauren Shaman |
| Warrior | Endurance adds 5% Health, good for tanking, and War Stomp stuns up to 5 enemies. | Tauren Warrior |
Tip: Not sure which class to play? Take the class quiz: twelve quick questions.
Professions
Your race has a racial for a profession: Cultivation. Grow a copy of a herb you find, and pick it even without Herbalism. Handy for Alchemy and a bit of extra money. In Classic it was a straight skill bonus; in Forever it works differently, as the table above shows.
The best pair depends on your class: see the best professions for each class.
Where you start
Every Tauren starts in Camp Narache. Our Camp Narache guide shows where everything is, with map pins and walking routes, and the quests in order up to level 10.
Checked against WoW Forever beta build 1.60.1.70658.